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Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Maintenance-ofEffort Requirements and Waiver 

Requests under the Elementary and 

Secondary School Emergency Relief 

(ESSER) Fund and the Governor’s 

Emergency Education Relief (GEER) 

Fund. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0745. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 81. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 358. 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension without change of an existing 

information collection, 1810–0745. In 

recognition of the immense challenges 

facing students, educators, staff, 

schools, LEAs, and SEAs right now, 

Congress has made additional ESSER 

and GEER funds available to SEAs and 

LEAs to prevent, prepare for, and 

respond to COVID–19 through the 

CRRSA Act and, most recently and 

significantly, the ARP Act. It is critical 

that States and Governors receive clear 

guidance on the MOE requirements 

under the CRRSA Act and the ARP Act 

to inform their spending decisions and 

implementation plans for the GEER and 

ESSER programs as SEAs and LEAs 

prepare to help schools return safely to 

in-person instruction, maximize inperson instructional time, sustain the 

safe operation of schools, and address 

the academic, social, emotional, and 

mental health impacts of the COVID–19 

pandemic. This guidance and the 

associated collection provide States and 

Governors clear guidance they need to 

fully implement their GEER and ESSER 

programs. States and Governors have 

delayed distributing and spending funds 

due to the absence of guidance on the 

process for requesting waivers of MOE. 

Additionally, the Department will not 

be able to properly monitor GEER and 

ESSER recipients or provide technical 

assistance without collecting the MOE 

data and, when requested by States, 

grant MOE waiver requests. 

Dated: July 14, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15283 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0106] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Application for the Educational 

Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 17, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2021–SCC–0106. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

ED will temporarily accept comments at 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. Please note that comments 

submitted by fax or email and those 

submitted after the comment period will 

not be accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208C 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Fenton, (202) 453–5515. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Application for the 

Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0737. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 40. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,600. 

Abstract: The Educational Flexibility 

(Ed-Flex) program is authorized under 

the Education Flexibility Partnership 

Act of 1999 and was reauthorized by 

section 9207 of the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Ed-Flex 

program allows the Secretary to 

authorize a State educational agency 

that serves an eligible State to waive 

statutory or regulatory requirements 

applicable to one or more the included 

programs for any local educational 

agency (LEAs), educational service 

agency, or school within the State. This 

information collection includes data 

reporting requirements that States must 

follow as part of the process of applying 

to be designated an Ed-Flex Partnership 

State. 


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1CenterPoint Energy Res. Corp., 168 FERC 

¶ 62,011 (2019). 2 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9. 

3Hand delivered submissions in docketed 

proceedings should be delivered to Health and 

Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. 

Dated: July 14, 2021. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15245 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–469–000] 

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.; 

Summit Utilities Arkansas, Inc.; Notice 

of Application and Establishing 

Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on June 28, 2021, 

CenterPoint Energy Resources 

Corporation (CERC), 1005 Congress 

Avenue, Suite 650, Austin, Texas 78701, 

and Summit Utilities Arkansas, Inc. 

(Summit Arkansas), 10825 E. Geddes 

Ave., Suite 410, Centennial, Colorado 

80112, filed in Docket No. CP21–469– 

000 an abbreviated application under 

section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), and Part 157 of the 

Commission’s regulations, requesting 

that the Commission: (i) Amend the 

service area determination granted in 

docket number CP19–111–000 1 on July 

10, 2019 to remove certain service areas, 

as CERC will no longer have crossborder service areas in these locations; 

and (ii) transfer one service area 

currently authorized in the order 

referenced above to Summit Arkansas so 

that Summit Arkansas will succeed to a 

service area within which Summit 

Arkansas may, without further 

Commission authorization own and 

operate certain facilities that provide 

natural gas distribution service across 

state lines. Summit Arkansas requests 

the service area determination with 

respect to a limited geographic area at 

the border between Arkansas and Texas 

in which Summit Arkansas will provide 

natural gas distribution service across 

state lines. Summit Arkansas also 

requests a finding that Summit Arkansas 

qualifies for treatment as a local 

distribution company for purposes of 

transportation under section 311 of the 

Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 

and a waiver of the Commission’s 

accounting, reporting, and other 

regulatory requirements ordinarily 

applicable to natural gas companies 

under the NGA and the NGPA, all as 

more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this filing 

may be directed to Hallie Flint Gilman, 

Chief Legal Officer Summit Utilities, 

10825 E Geddes Ave., Suite 410, 

Centennial, CO 80112, by phone at (207) 

781–1200 ext. 1428, or by email at 

hgilman@summitutilities.com. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure,2 within 90 days of this 

Notice the Commission staff will either: 

Complete its environmental review and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or environmental assessment (EA) for 

this proposal. The filing of an EA in the 

Commission’s public record for this 

proceeding or the issuance of a Notice 

of Schedule for Environmental Review 

will serve to notify federal and state 

agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

Public Participation 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project: You can file comments on 

the project, and you can file a motion 

to intervene in the proceeding. There is 

no fee or cost for filing comments or 

intervening. The deadline for filing a 

motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on August 2, 2021. 

Comments 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the project may do so. Comments may 

include statements of support or 

objections to the project as a whole or 

specific aspects of the project. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please submit your comments 

on or before August 2, 2021. 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. In all instances, please 

reference the Project docket number 

CP21–469–000 in your submission. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. Using eComment is an easy 

method for interested persons to submit 

brief, text-only comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. With eFiling, you can provide 

comments in a variety of formats by 

attaching them as a file with your 

submission. New eFiling users must 

first create an account by clicking on 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making; first 

select ‘‘General’’ and then select 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address below.3 Your written 

comments must reference the Project 

docket number (CP21–469–000). 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of comments (options 1 

and 2 above) and has eFiling staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Persons 

who comment on the environmental 

review of this project will be placed on 

the Commission’s environmental 

mailing list, and will receive 

notification when the environmental 

documents (EA or EIS) are issued for 

this project and will be notified of 

meetings associated with the 


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